Anthony Albanese said North Korea violated multiple UN resolutions and must stop,while the Japanese PM said the provocation cannot be condoned.
Strict COVID curbs,a prolonged property slump and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year.
Early dinner bookings have surged three-fold since 2019,and what started as a pandemic measure has become the new normal.
Australia must immediately stop digging up,exporting and burning fossil fuels and become a global climate leader to help save its Pacific neighbours from catastrophe.
Jose Ramos-Horta defended China’s role as a rising power,arguing it has “hardly ever” invaded other countries and was unlikely to do so in the future.
The prime minister played well at his State of Origin party in Suva. In Washington,meanwhile,his deputy confronted “the most dangerous period that I have lived through”.
The former New Zealand prime minister warns against division among Pacific nations,just when they need unity.
Australia has a rare chance to grow its economy and help its neighbours cut emissions in the clean energy revolution.
Australia will host a forum this week for its Quad allies to talk energy,a topic Chris Bowen says underpins economic and national security in the current crisis.
European nations have become increasingly uneasy with Chinese investments in military equipment and its desire to control critical infrastructure,forcing the NATO boss to address the issue.
The Australian and Chinese foreign ministers will cross each other in the Pacific this week as both nations go on a diplomatic blitz of the region.